by Ira | Aug 30, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Sleeping in the guest room tonight because I may have been exposed to COVID. Just being safe! My gut tells me I’m going to be fine, but better safe than sorry, you know? I got the Coops with me. Another half-day on the writing front. I mean, it’s still 30 pages so far...
by Ira | Aug 29, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Liz is home. The better half is home. I had another ten-page-day which was good enough for me, man. I should be able, now, to end the week strong. 60 pages isn’t 80, but it’s enough. I’m almost into Act 3. I should be tomorrow, in fact. Or, at the very least, by the...
by Ira | Aug 28, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Hmm. I’ve hit a little skid here. I had a half day in me today, and then I sputtered out. I’ve lost a bit of my edge. But, I know exactly how to get it back: a really, really good night’s sleep. I’m almost in the home stretch on this novel. Resistance wants to delay...
by Ira | Aug 27, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It’s time for sleep… I had a…rollercoaster of a weekend. I was pretty zonked, it turned out. More than I thought I was. I took another two hour nap today. Struggled both yesterday and today with getting the reading done I needed to, and I didn’t get it done, nor did I...
by Ira | Aug 26, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Joy likes to dig on the bed. Inevitably, this backs her right up into Cooper. EVERY. TIME. He’s getting really good at just ignoring, her, however. Being very patient. She also like burying her head into the pillows or blankets, which she also just did. She cracks me...
by Ira | Aug 25, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Keeping this one real short tonight. Got through my 80 pages. Looking forward to a weekend off, and got it started reeaalll nice with a night of podcasting with Josh. We watched a very early “talkie” with a complete cast of fast-talking, horribly recorded Irish folk....
